Unless I'm missing something, that won't achieve anything as it's using the built-in WebKit which probably had Flash support removed (otherwise he could just have used the built-in browser).
I suppose that's why he's using development builds of Firefox - they have their own engine. Opera would work as well.
Good idea ( I use Chrome to Phone on my android, to do that kind of think).
FYI : I tried the website and entered a random number I got a blank webpage with an error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/base/python_runtime/python_lib/versions/1/google/appengine/ext/webapp/_webapp25.py", line 703, in __call__
handler.post(groups)
File "/base/data/home/apps/s~trnsfrapp/1.354335415123281066/main.py", line 388, in post
body=body)
File "/base/data/home/apps/s~trnsfrapp/1.354335415123281066/twilio/rest/resources.py", line 1018, in create
return self.create_instance(params)
File "/base/data/home/apps/s~trnsfrapp/1.354335415123281066/twilio/rest/resources.py", line 295, in create_instance
resp, instance = self.request("POST", self.uri, data=body)
File "/base/data/home/apps/s~trnsfrapp/1.354335415123281066/twilio/rest/resources.py", line 195, in request
resp = make_twilio_request(method, uri, auth=self.auth, *kwargs)
File "/base/data/home/apps/s~trnsfrapp/1.354335415123281066/twilio/rest/resources.py", line 168, in make_twilio_request
raise TwilioRestException(resp.status_code, resp.url, message)
TwilioRestException: HTTP ERROR 400: 21401: +15555557777 is not a valid phone number
https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/AC36119600c07b44d...
you know that there is more than one government on earth... and all of them arent pro free-speech :)
Safer software for all, because it's a better thing that VUPEN discover the bug than if it's discovered by some criminals who keep it secret and scam/hack
Arguably, that's exactly what VUPEN is doing here. They're keeping it secret, and only letting those who are willing to pay have the necessary knowledge regarding this vulnerability and any possible workarounds. It might not be a scam, but I do find it morally questionable to hide the details of a bug of this significance.
> Safer software for all, because it's a better thing that VUPEN discover the bug than if it's discovered by some criminals who keep it secret and scam/hack
I suppose it depends on the point of view, but having it exclusively in the hands of governments can easily mean it's limited to criminals who keep it secret and hack.
Thanks for your response, but my question remains.
Why would a entity as big as "the government" would invest in breaking one browser used by a minority (~10%) of users in the web? Wouldn't it be much easier to just compromise their Internet connections?
Let's say that, like most everyone else in the world, they already know how to break firefox and internet explorer, etc. They don't want to spy on your net, they want to steal your files.
